Understanding Your Phone 19Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used applicationsto the Home screen or to the folders you created. For details, see“Customizing Your Home Screen” on page 22.Google Search BarThe Google Search Bar provides you an on-screen Internet searchengine powered by Google™.1. From the main home screen, tap the Google Search bar.2. Use the on-screen keypad to enter the item you want tosearch for, then tap Go.You can also tap to use Google Voice Search. For moreinformation, refer to “Voice Search” on page 139.Buddies NowThe Buddies now application allows you to keep your contact andsocial network favorites on a circular rolodex-like display. If yourcontacts are sync’ed with your social network applications, theinformation and pictures will be updated on Buddies nowwhenever your contacts update their information. You cancomment on their status or call them with one touch.1. Press to activate the Home screen.2. Navigate to the desired empty Home screen.3. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.4. From the Add to Home screen window tap Widgets.Voice Search:The Voice Search feature is a voice-activated applicationthat allows you to tell the phone what to search for and thenthe phone activates a Google search based on what yousaid. For more information, refer to “Voice Search” onpage 139.Write and Go:You can use Write and go to jot down an idea first and laterdecide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar ormemo. For more information, refer to “Write and Go” onpage 140.YouTube:YouTube is a video sharing website on which users canupload and share videos, and view them in MPEG-4 format.For more information, refer to “YouTube” on page 140.
